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Sonoco

Manufactures consumer, industrial, healthcare packaging

Automation Technician

Controls & Automation EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHockenheim, GermanyNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Completed vocational training as an electronics technician for automation technology, industrial electrician, electronics technician for industrial engineering, or a comparable qualification.
  • Experience in an industrial production environment is advantageous.
  • Knowledge of control and automation technology.
  • Experience with PLC systems, ideally Siemens S7 or TIA Portal.
  • Knowledge of drive technology, sensors, and pneumatics is desirable.
  • Ability to work in a structured and independent manner.
  • High sense of responsibility and ability to work in a team.
  • Willingness to work shifts.
  • Good spoken and written German.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain, service, and repair production, packaging, and conveyor systems.
  • Analyze and resolve electrical, electronic, and control-system faults.
  • Carry out preventive maintenance to ensure high equipment availability.
  • Support the optimization of existing equipment and production processes.
  • Program, adjust, and troubleshoot PLC controls.
  • Carry out modifications and commission new machines and systems.
  • Contribute to technical projects and investment initiatives.
  • Document maintenance and repair work.
  • Work closely with production, mechanical teams, and engineering.

About the Company

Sonoco

Manufactures consumer, industrial, healthcare packaging

Sonoco is a global packaging company that manufactures consumer, industrial, healthcare and protective packaging. It produces a range of packaging products and integrated solutions used to protect, present and brand products across many industries, drawing on materials like paper, plastic and metal. Its offerings cover design, conversion and production of packaging that helps brands create unique experiences and maintain product quality from manufacture to shelf. Compared with peers, Sonoco emphasizes scale, geographic reach (34 countries) and end-to-end packaging solutions, plus a track record of recognizing sustainability and social responsibility, including listings in Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies and Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies. The company’s stated goal is Better Packaging. Better Life., focusing on sustainable products, services, and programs for customers, employees and communities.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Hartsville, SC
Founded
1899

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